Stevie Wonder, who had quit MoTown in the year 1970 to record two independent album for himself, was stunned to learn this. Berry Gordy was shocked when Stevie Wonder told him this. Berry Gord accepted Stevie Wonder's request to have more freedom and creative control over his entire catalog of songs. Stevie Wonder signed a contract worth thirteen million dollars with MoTown Records in 1972. This entitles Stevie Wonder to a higher royalty rate and more full creative control as well as the right to his own songs which few artists had gotten during that time. The agreement also allowed Wonder's songs as well as videos to talk about controversial subjects such as drugs, poverty, war, and other issues. The first album that he made available under the new arrangement with MoTown was Music Of My Mind in 1972. Talking Book, Stevie Wonder's 1972 album, was a milestone in the history of music. It included Superstition as the number one song.
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